Canbaz F.Kakenov, N.Kocabas, C.Demirbas, U.Sennaroglu, A.2016-02-082016-02-082015http://hdl.handle.net/11693/28463We report the first demonstration of femtosecond pulse generation from a Cr:LiSAF laser mode-locked with a monolayer graphene saturable absorber. Nearly transform-limited 72-fs pulses were generated at 850 nm with only two 135-mW pump diodes.EnglishElectromagnetic pulseGrapheneLocks (fasteners)Optical pumpingPulse generatorsSaturable absorbersSolid state lasersCr:LiSAF laserFemtosecond pulse generationFemtosecondsGraphene saturable absorbersMode-lockedPump diodesMode-locked fiber lasersArticle10.1364/ASSL.2015.AM5A.24